Cannot run

[Anonymous]

DC11 has low muscle tone. No matter how many sports he has done regularly, he still can't run. I don't understand why he can't run without out of breath at every single game after years of sports. His daddy was in cross county high school team and basketball college team. He also does not understand why DC is so our of shape even though he does sports 2-5 times/week for many years. It is especially painful to see him playing at soccer & basketball game or practice with the way he is running back and forth catching breath. What could be the cause? Is it mainly due to his diet or due to his low muscle tone? Except playing soccer and basketball, he also plays table tennis , swimming and rock climbing regularly like almost single week for the last few years.

[Anonymous]

How have you not taken him to a pulmonologist? What is the reason for the low muscle tone and what is the dr recommendation to address it!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How have you not taken him to a pulmonologist? What is the reason for the low muscle tone and what is the dr recommendation to address it!?

He has no breathing problem, except he had walking pneumonia a few times for the last 11 years. He tells me that he catches breath at every single games/practices because he is super tired running back and forth. Once he sits down for a break, he restores some energy to run for a bit more. DH says DC is so our of shape even though he does sports quite frequently. DC is not overweight, just average height and average weight.

We were told that he is born with low muscle tones. DH told me that he won't be surprised that he may have low muscle tone as well even though he did cross county & played basketball well back in the days.

[Anonymous]

Exercise induced asthma? I was a college runner with an NCAA nationals appearance and multiple regional appearances and I hand exercise induced asthma.

I coughed a lot on the soccer field in fourth grade and some parent who was a doctor mentioned to my parents that I probably had asthma.

[Anonymous]

Go see your pediatrician and tell them you have noticed shortness of breath on exertion in your son. The medical term is “dyspnea on exertion” or “exercise induced dyspnea”. It’s one of the many screening questions you have to fill out at every checkup.

I’m an MD, and I don’t know if your son has true dyspnea on exertion, but if you are concerned, it’s time for a work up. I can name about 30 conditions in 30 seconds that could cause shortness of breath on exertion, but it’s useless to mention any of them in a setting like this. It could be mechanical, pulmonary, neurologic, cardiac, hematologic, etc. Don’t listen to anybody who says it could be this or that unless it’s his doctors. Go get it properly worked up if you think he is unusually short of breath. With his history of low muscle tone, the first consideration will be something related to it, but you have to rule out everything. Doctors take this complaint seriously. Among the many more common reasons, there are a few that are rare, but need immediate intervention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC11 has low muscle tone. No matter how many sports he has done regularly, he still can't run. I don't understand why he can't run without out of breath at every single game after years of sports. His daddy was in cross county high school team and basketball college team. He also does not understand why DC is so our of shape even though he does sports 2-5 times/week for many years. It is especially painful to see him playing at soccer & basketball game or practice with the way he is running back and forth catching breath. What could be the cause? Is it mainly due to his diet or due to his low muscle tone? Except playing soccer and basketball, he also plays table tennis , swimming and rock climbing regularly like almost single week for the last few years.

Immigrant troll now in sports forum

[Anonymous]

He probably has asthma.

[Anonymous]

Have him tested for asthma

[Anonymous]

Op here. I have never thought of asthma because he looks fine in normal lives. He has mild allergy symptoms with sneezing, eyes rubbing and occasional coughing and runny nose throughout the years. That came from blood test from allergist. I will look into above mentioned medical terms, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Asthma. Get it checked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC11 has low muscle tone. No matter how many sports he has done regularly, he still can't run. I don't understand why he can't run without out of breath at every single game after years of sports. His daddy was in cross county high school team and basketball college team. He also does not understand why DC is so our of shape even though he does sports 2-5 times/week for many years. It is especially painful to see him playing at soccer & basketball game or practice with the way he is running back and forth catching breath. What could be the cause? Is it mainly due to his diet or due to his low muscle tone? Except playing soccer and basketball, he also plays table tennis , swimming and rock climbing regularly like almost single week for the last few years.

You do know low muscle tone is a medical diagnosis that requires supportx right?
I mean you hopefully are an absolute troll posting this?
And that low muscle tone effects the heart and lungs.
You do speak to your doctor, right?

[Anonymous]

There are different degrees of low muscle tone. I have a 2yo with low muscle tone who can run absolutely fine. Just go to the doctor and ask them. Everyone here is pretty much just speculating (except the doctor who told you to go to the doctor lol).

[Anonymous]

Your kid has 2 problems one diagnosed thst you did nothing about and another one you can't figure out and do nothing. You are incompetent. Take kid to doctor asap you idiot.